In The Scarlet Letter, what possibilities are given for Dimmesdale’s career if he and Hester left
- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
What is one central idea in Stave II of A Christmas Carol?
One could argue that a central idea is regret. In each of the memories that the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to visit, Scrooge seems to have some sense of regret about something or…
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- HISTORY
How did colonists solve winter in the New World?
Beginning in 1607, the colonisation of America posed many problems for its new settlers. The harsh winter was one of the most serious and pressing and the settlers developed a number of methods to…
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- SCIENCE
What are two functions of carbohydrates?
The main function of carbohydrates in a living organism is to supply energy for life processes. When food is consumed by animals, one of the ultimate products of digestion is glucose, a…
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- THE GIVER
What object in The Giver causes Jonas to see flashes of something unusual?
It is an apple, an ordinary apple, that Jonas notices something unusual about. We learn of this in Chapter 3 of The Giver, when we are told of Jonas’ experience with his friend Asher. Jonas had…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
What dilemma do the central characters face in “The Gift of the Magi”?
The two characters in The Gift of the Magi are a young married couple, Della and Jim. Both are faced with a dilemma. They are both very poor yet desire to give each other special gifts for…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What are some quotes ( and page numbers ) from Lord of the Flies that shows Simon’s personality?
Page numbers are going to be difficult. I don’t know which version of the book that you have, so chances are that my page numbers and yours won’t match up perfectly. I can get you relatively…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Scrooge regrets many things after his visit with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Name two regrets.
The Ghost of Christmas Past showed Scrooge scenes from his early life. He reflected upon two scenes with regret. The first one was when he observed Mr. Fezziwig’s Christmas party. Mr. Fezziwig…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, what does Beatty realize after he hits Montag?
When the firemen go to burn down Montag’s house, Captain Beatty continues to verbally provoke Montag. He also forces Montag to burn his own home down as an extra dig. All the while, Montag is…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Explain the use of allusion in Stave One of A Christmas Carol. Thank you
The main allusion in Stave One of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is to Prince Hamlet from Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet.” In this case, the allusion is a reference to another piece of…
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- MONSTER
How does Briggs try to discredit Henry’s testimony?
Lorelle Henry, a retired librarian, testifies that James King was one of the men who was robbing Aguinaldo Nesbitt. James King’s attorney, Asa Briggs, cross-examines Lorelle Henry by asking her how…
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- REFERENCE
How can I present a solution using pseudocode and a flowchart? Identify the logic needed to…
While we don’t have the tools (or the aim) of drawing the pseudocode flowchart for you, we can help talk you through how to go about satisfying the requirements of this computer programming task….
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What was the exact date of the snowfall in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, while we are never told the exact date that snow fell in Maycomb, we can deduce the approximate day.One thing we know is that Tom Robinson was arrested on…
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- GAMES AT TWILIGHT
What do you think the writer means by describing the children’s play as “the business of the day?”
In the story, the author describes the children’s play as ‘the business of the children’s day.’ There are two underlying assumptions here. First, the business of children is to play; through play,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In Chapter 10, what is an important line of dialogue that conveys the main idea of the chapter?
“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.” (Lee 130) In the beginning of Chapter 10, Jem and Scout lament about their father’s lack of talent and ability. One Saturday, a…
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- SELF-RELIANCE
How does Emerson feel about isolation for the sake of isolation in “Self-Reliance”?
Emerson thinks personal isolation can be good from time to time. See what he says in paragraph 29: I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching. How far off, how…
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- THOMAS KING
What are three themes found in the novel Medicine River by Thomas King?
Medicine River is a complex novel full of equally complex themes. One of those themes is the importance of identity and heritage. Will Sampson, the protagonist of the book, has several questions…
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- THE ODYSSEY
How many of Odysseus’ men did Charybdis kill?
Odysseus faced a number of frightful monsters during his wanderings. One particularly scary monster was the whirlpool (or sea monster) Charybdis, the daughter of Poseidon. Charybdis does not kill…
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- REFERENCE
How many peanuts would it take to make 1 pound of peanut butter?
There are approximately 28 whole peanuts in one ounce. There are sixteen ounces in a pound, which means that it would require about 448 peanuts to make one pound of peanut butter. Though the…
- HISTORY
When did the Roman Empire end?
The Roman Empire did not disintegrate all at once, so there are several parts to the answer to your question. The Roman Empire as a single, unified entity ended in 285 AD. Theodosius the Great…
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- LITERATURE
Themes of Hamlet by Shakespeare
One theme in the play is revenge. It’s a popular Shakespeare theme in a bunch of his plays, so it shouldn’t surprise readers that he uses the theme again. At a simple interpretation, the play is…
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- HISTORY
Why did some people favor King George’s ideas during the Revolutionary War?
Some people had good reasons for supporting King George’s ideas during the Revolutionary War. There were people who were very loyal to Great Britain. These people agreed with his ideas. They…
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- SCIENCE
Why does the cladistic approach to classification suggest that the class reptilian (reptiles) is…
The class reptilian is not a phylogentic classification because it is incomplete as a subgroup. Phylogenetic classification (in the cladistic approach of classification) refers to complete…
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- SCIENCE
What would our life be like without tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are fragments or parts of our lithosphere. The continuous motion of these plates is known as plate tectonics. To understand the life without tectonic plates, let us understand what…
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- RAPPACCINI’S DAUGHTER
Did Baglioni know that the antidote would kill Beatrice?
It is unclear whether or not Baglioni knows that his antidote would kill Beatrice. On the one hand, when he sees her die after drinking it, he calls out “with horror,” asking Dr. Rappaccini if his…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Who did Darcy say was responsible for Elizabeth’s acceptance of his marriage proposal in Jane…
In Chapter 58 of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, just after Darcy asks Elizabeth if her feelings of loathing for him had changed and is assured that she definitely now loves him, Darcy informs…
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- CHARLES
From what point of view is this story told?
Shirley Jackson’s short story “Charles” is told from the point of view of the mother. This point of view is third-person limited. This particular point of view is perfectly suited to the dramatic…
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- THE BET
What would a person wisely do if he was in the lawyer’s place? Why?
Human beings are social animals, and solitary confinement can be a harrowing experience. It is used as a punishment in many prisons. In most cases, a prisoner is not kept in solitary confinement…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
Does George Orwell use any stylistic devices, like irony or metaphor, in “Shooting An Elephant”?
In “Shooting An Elephant,” Orwell employs a number of stylistic devices to reinforce the story’s themes and key ideas. There is a strong element of situational irony, for instance, through Orwell’s…
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- DEAR MR. HENSHAW
What is the external conflict in Beverly Cleary’s Dear Mr. Henshaw?
There are a couple of different external conflicts in Beverly Cleary’s Dear Mr. Henshaw. The greatest external conflict concerns Leigh’s difficulties in coping with his parents’ divorce. He feels…
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- SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT
In “Shooting an Elephant,” what stylistic devices does George Orwell use?
In “Shooting An Elephant,” Orwell uses a number of stylistic devices to highlight his key message about imperialism. Metaphors, for example, are employed by Orwell when he is describing the…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In Animal Farm, what is the main reason for the failure of the farm?
There are a few ways in which to answer this question. First, we can say that the farm failed from the beginning. At first it failed, because Mr. Jones did not really care about the farm or the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter? Does Scout learn anything from Walter’s…
Atticus treats Walter Cunningham like he does everyone he meets, and that is with respect and dignity. When Jem invites Walter over for lunch after Walter fights with Scout in the school yard…
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- HOW IT FEELS TO BE COLORED ME
Analyze the rhetoric in “How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston.
Rhetoric refers to the language and compositional techniques that a writer has employed in a piece of writing to gauge a particular effect on the reader and to advance message and purpose. In “How…
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- A MODEST PROPOSAL
What is the main idea and summary of Swift’s “Modest Proposal”?
In “A Modest Proposal,” an unnamed narrator suggests that the poor Irish should begin to sell their babies to the rich English as food. This would provide the Irish with a new source of income,…
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- THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
In the story “The Yellow Wallpaper”, in what ways is John to blame for his wife’s descent into…
The unnamed narrator’s husband John is to blame for his wife’s breakdown because he has repressed his wife, and he lacks any understanding of her feelings. John has accepted the medical theories of…
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- SCIENCE
What does combustion of organic compounds do for us?
Organic compounds are those that contain carbon. Some of the most common organic compounds that we use after combustion include fuels, such as coal, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, natural gas, etc….
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- SCIENCE
How the invention of refrigerator benefited the people so far?
Refrigerators allow us to store food and other perishable items for longer time duration. This has several implications. Perhaps the most important is that refrigeration cuts down on the occurrence…
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- ARTS
How are visual arts used in the world around us and how are they a part of our everyday life?
The first response to this intriguing question is the visual art of advertising – how we are “sold” a product based on the television advertisements, billboards, magazine ads, internet…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
How is the grudge between the two families described?
In the prologue to Romeo and Juliet, the grudge or feud between the Montagues and the Capulets is described in the first four lines as such: Two households, both alike in dignity…
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- SCIENCE
Does the material of a ball affect how high it goes when you throw it up in the air?
The material of the ball does not affect the height it reaches when it is thrown up. The equations that describe the height which reaches a body when it is thrown vertically upwards are the…
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- HISTORY
When was the East India Company established?
This answer will focus on the British East India Company. There were also East India Companies chartered in the Netherlands and France. The British East India Company, however, was chartered in…
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- ARTS
What are some key musical features of the Baroque era?
Baroque music is characterized by a number of common elements—rigidity of style, elaborate ornamentation in playing, the creation of tonality and the expansion of range and complexity in musical…
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- A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
How does Buddy’s cousin show that the tree they have cut down is special?
In Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” Buddy’s cousin has firm ideas about the attributes of their Christmas tree even before they cut it down. To make the tree special, she wants it to…
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- SCIENCE
Algae is the term commonly used to describe a large collection of organisms (including both prokaryotes and eukaryotes) that are capable of photosynthesis. These organisms are present in a variety…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
What are some modern elements in Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House?
There are a number of modern elements in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, which make this play timeless. Perhaps the most notable element is that of equality of the sexes. In the nineteenth century,…
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- STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
What is the critical thinking on Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?
The poem deals with many themes, and its attention is focused on the speaker’s infatuation with nature and the natural world he wants to be a part of. When we read the poem for the first time, we…
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- THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE
What are five traits/characteristics of the writing of William Butler Yeats, using “The Lake Isle…
William Butler Yeats is perhaps Ireland’s most famous poet, and is indeed considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. His subject matter embraced a number of topics, including love,…
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- MACBETH
Whom does Macduff suspect of the murder?
Macduff has good reason to suspect Macbeth of murdering King Duncan. Macbeth was with him when he discovered Duncan’s body. Macbeth had been acting very strangely ever since encountering Macduff…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
In The Scarlet Letter, what possibilities are given for Dimmesdale’s career if he and Hester left…
In chapter XVII of The Scarlet Letter, titled “The Pastor and His Parishioner”, Reverend Dimmesdale is walking in the forest, as he often does out of his perennial feeling of guilt, when he hears…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, how do suspicion and name-calling among the Salemites contribute to a growing…
If a person is already suspicious of something or someone, then they are a great deal more willing to respond emotionally and not logically to any news of that event or person. For example, Mrs….
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